Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earl Gilkey (2nd nomination)


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The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 03:26, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Earl Gilkey
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Karate practioner, owner of gyms. Doesn't seem to be known outside Oklahoma. Can't find much about him, seems to fail WP:ATHLETE. The championship mentioned in the previous AfD is amateur level, not the required professional or "Olympic Games or World Championships" level.   SIS   23:32, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. non notable as far as i can see. Manitobamountie (talk) 23:28, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep Delete. As I see it, his induction into the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame is fulfillment of the WP:ATHLETE inclusion criteria. Trusilver  23:31, 5 December 2008 (UTC) Changing position due to questions about the subject's credentials. 02:21, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment - As far as I can tell that particular Hall of Fame hasn't been updated since 2004 and its criteria for inclusion are very relaxed. See the (mainly defunct) main page here .   SIS   23:42, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment - Yeah. I'm reading that now. It's kind of a big site, but I'm seeing a mind-boggling large number of "inductees" with no statement concerning the reason for which they were inducted besides a page outlining the criteria for inclusion, which in some cases is not that noteworthy. Still looking for sources... Trusilver  23:47, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The previous AfD nomination had a comment: "Also note Internet Halls of fame are often based on paying to be added". Xuz (talk) 00:21, 6 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete unless factual proof of notability provided. A Hall of Game with thousands of nominees without description of achievements is a dubious criterion of notability. Xuz (talk) 23:39, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as not notable. JS (chat) 01:14, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete no evidence that this person warrants encyclopedic coverage right now. JBsupreme (talk) 03:33, 7 December 2008 (UTC)


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